NeoMurse

You could pick up shifts as an RN before you are credentialed as a CRNA. However, if you went to CRNA school without picking up any shifts, most hospitals might refuse to hire you since you would have gone greater than 2 years without bedside experience. I knew a nurse who continued to work in the ICU while in CRNA school and picked up shifts while studying for her boards. She failed on her first try. My advice is study for boards after graduation, pass your boards, and then party your ass off. Go backpacking in Europe, South America, or wherever you've always wanted to travel. If you don't party then volunteer for your favorite charity. Once credentialed, stick to your lane as a CRNA. You will have plenty of time to interact with patients. Don't forget preop and postop interviews and you can spend time rounding on patients on the floors. Ugh! You can place a foley if you want... just ask the OR circulator. Like others have said... intubations, OG/NG placement, epidurals, spinals, nerve blocks are so much more fun than placing a foley catheter.

I work anywhere from 45-60 hours per week. One of the facilities I work at requires working one saturday a month so those weeks are closer to 70 hours if I work the full 6 days.

I graduated May 2016 from anesthesia school. Passed the boards on my first attempt on less than 3 weeks of studying (post grad... anesthesia school is mostly studying so this isn't a great feat) . Your stats look better than my stats when i matriculated. I had people in my school who had less than 1 year ICU experience when they applied who got into my program. Your stats may have been mediocre compared to others who applied to the same program but that does not mean that you don't have the chops to be successful in anesthesia school. Apply to other schools unless you are unwilling to move out of state. Apply to a school that takes more than 20 students. Apply to a private school if you can afford it. Don't let several years pass you by if you truly would like to be a CRNA. It also helps to apply to a region that has more than a few schools.

58 credit hours at $950/credit hour Clinical Fees, books, Malpractice Insurance, Medical Insurance Dinners, Transportation, The occasional trip to a bar, Living expenses Unexpected expenses Ballsy Trips when you couldn't handle the rigors of school anymore 160K after 2.5 years. Save up if you can afford it, marry someone who has a decent income, find a sugar mom/dad. Whatever you do... do not fail out towards of your CRNA career. Inbox me if you have specific questions.

1-2 weeks for a response by email. 3 weeks for the letter by mail.

The quiz was relatively easy if you have critical care/ED experience. I believe the chem portion of the quiz included naming compounds, identifying a chemical bond, those type of questions. Most of the questions were multiple choice so it's relatively easy to weed out 2 or 3 bad answers. There's really no way to study for this exam in my opinion. You either know it or you dont.

Your GPA is competitive. But your GPA is not the only aspect of your application that CRNA schools look at. They also look at your application, your personal statement, LOR, GRE, etc. etc.

"I wonder how many people they accept into the program vs the number of people who interview... To have approx 30 people per interview session seems like alot! I hope there is a chance for people in the July interview session!" They remarked that "we" were a large group so I don't know if it's the norm.

I think there were close to 30 people give or take a few that were at the interview.